Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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Question 896: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs her views on correspondence (details supplied); the actions she proposes to take to address the concerns expressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39226/09]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The correspondence referred to is a submission received in relation to the operation of the Family Resource Centre Programme in light of the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes.

The Report made a range of recommendations relating to the Department of Social and Family Affairs including recommendations relating to the Family Support Agency and its programmes. The Department will consider, as part of the Estimates and budgetary process for 2010, the Report's recommendations and decisions on all of the issues arising will be a matter for Government. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this stage pending the outcome of these deliberative processes.